Voice Of Jamaica

MERCURY BUJU BANTON • VOICE OF JAMAICA 314 586 779-2

31 458"67792

tip* 1. Searching 4:13
| 2. Red Rose 3:54

3. Commitment 3:18
4. Deportees
(Things Change) 3:54
5. Wo Respect 3:59
6. If Loving Was

A Crime 4:53

featuring Brian and Tony Gold

7. Good Body 3:52

8. Wicked Act 3:51

9. Tribal War 3:47
10. A Little More Time 3:53

11. Him Take Off 3:37
12. Willy (Don't Be Silly) 4:54

13. Gone A Lead 3:41

14. Make My Day 5:04
15. Operation Ardent 3:55

16. Vigilante 4:00
17. Deportees (Things Change) 4:00
[Tan So Back Haul Up Mix]

Executive Producers: Donovan Germain & Lisa Cortes

A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY

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MERCURY BUJU BANTON • VOICE OF JAMAICA 314 586 779-2

Excerpts
From Lyrics:

MAKE MY DAY

You're the rose in my
garden

Pretty lickle flower
Guardian angel fairy
godmother
A friend to the end
And also a lover
One an only
An who need anodda
You're my heat in ma
winta

Haze in ma summa
Love escalating
Growing by the hour
The sweet inna me life
When me life seem sour
You are my energy
The source of ma power

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Buju Banton and
Busta Rhyme

Tellin the people dem to strive
Wid good intention

Oh Mama Africa a you we a
chat, me say

When I return all the war
must stop

I am Alpha and Omega the

bottom and the top

An any son that rise against the

Father must stop

Don't mek you fingers get

caught in Babylon rat trap

Why do you want to hurt yu
brotherman, brotherman
You mussy want you life end up
inna dungeon

No true you gwaan like you
wicked and chuck it like you wild
Dat is why you end up six foot
six unda de soil
Ease you tempa tek it
wit' a smile

Busta Rhymes and Buju Banton
In a dancehall style

An if yu ready fe de learning process
People must get up and step up with
progress

Go for the gold an notting less
Repent before you find youself wind
up inna mess

Don't gimme no minute a silence
Just a day of happiness
C'you know we gotta stick
together An face the test

Oh Mama Africa a you we a chat
And when I return every war haffi stop

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•MAKE MY DAY" <a 1 993 Universal - Songs of PolyGram Inf., Inc., Donovan Germain Music and
Gargamel Music. Ail rigbts of Donovan Germain Music and Gargamei Musrc controlled and
administered by Universal - Songs of PolyGram tot., too. "DEPORTEES (THINGS CHANGE|" ©
1993 Universal - Songs of PolyGram lnt.. Inc., Donovan Germain Music and Gargamel Musrc.
All rights of Bbnovan Germain Musie and Gargamel Music controlled and administered by
...Universal - Songs of PolyGram tat , Inc. "RED ROSE* ‘ 1993 Universal - Songs of PolyGram
lnt. Inc.. Donovan Germain Music, Gargamel Music, and Gunsmoke Music Publtshers. All
rights tor Donovan Germain Music and Gargamel Music controlled and administered by
Universal - Songs of PolyGram tot.. Inc. All rights for Gunsmoke Music Publishers adminis¬
tered by Universal - PolyGram tot Publ., Inc. "NO RESPECT i 1993 Unrversal - Songs of
PolyGram lnt., Inc., Donovan Germain Music and Gargamel Music. AH rights of Donovan
Germain Music and Gargamel Music controlled and administered by Universal - Songs of
PolyGram tat, Inc. "WICKED ACT « 1993 Universal - Songs of PolyGram lnt, Inc,, Donovan
Germain Music and Gargamel Music, All rigbts of Donovan Germain Music and Gargamel
Music controlled and administered by Univetsal - Songs ol PolyGram tot., Inc. "OPERATION
ARDENT © 1 993 Universal - Songs of PolyGram tot., Inc., Donovan Germain Muaic. Gargamel
Music, and Gunsmoke Music Publishers. All rights for Donovan Germain Music and Gargamel
Music controlled and administered by Universal - Songs of PolyGram tot, Inc All rights for
Gunsmoke Music Publishers administered by Universal - PolyGram fat. Publ. toe.

All Rights Reserved, international Copyright Secured. Used by Permission

SEARCHING Performed by: Buju Banton & Wayne Wonder Produced by: Sly Dunbar
Vocal Arrangement: Sly Dunbar, Mark Myrie & Von Wayne Charles Music by: Lowell
"Sly" Dunbar Lyrics: Mark Myrie, Von Wayne Charles & Dave Kelly Recording Engineer:
Andre "Ranks" Tyrell Recorded & Mixed at: Penthouse Recording Studios, Kingston,
Jamaica Keyboards: Herbert "Herbie" Harris Drum Programming: Lowell "Sly" Dunbar
Bass: Herbert "Herbie" Harris Guitar: Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis Background Vocals: 2 Friends
Crew RED ROSE Produced by: Donovan Germain Vocal Arrangement: Donovan
Germain Music by: Donovan Germain, Lowell "Sly" Dunbar & Danny Browne Lyrics:
Mark Myrie Mixed by: Tony Kelly Recording & Mixing Engineer: Andre "Ranks" Tyrell
Recorded & Mixed at: Penthouse Recording Studios, Kingston, Jamaica Keyboards:
Danny Browne & Robbie Lyn Drum Programming: Lowell "Sly" Dunbar Bass: Danny
Browne Background Vocals: Andi Green & Spiderman COMMITMENT Performed by:
Buju Banton & Wayne Wonder Produced by: Dave Kelly Vocal Arrangement: Dave
Kelly Lyrics: Dave Kelly & Mark Myrie Recording Engineer: Dave Kelly Asst.
Recording Engineer: Gary Jackson Recorded & Mixed at: Penthouse Recording
Studios, Kingston, Jamaica Keyboards & Bass: Leroy "Barbi" Roman Drum
Programming: Dave Kelly Background Vocals: 2 Friends Crew DEPORTEES (THINGS
CHANGE) Produced by: Donovan Germain Vocal Arrangement: Mark Myrie Music by:
Donovan Germain & Dave Kelly Lyrics: Mark Myrie & Von Wayne Charles Recording &
Mixing Engineer: Andre "Ranks" Tyrell Recorded & Mixed at: Penthouse Recordings
Studios, Kingston, Jamaica Keyboards & Bass: Paul "Wrong Move" Crossdale Drum
Programming: Dave Kelly NO RESPECT Produced by: Steely & Clevie Vocal
Arrangement: Mark Myrie Music by: Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson & Cleveland "Clevie"
Brown Lyrics: Mark Myrie Recording & Mixing Engineer: Murphy Recorded & Mixed
at: Music Works #2, Kingston, Jamaica All instruments played by: Steely & Clevie IF
LOVING WAS A CRIME Performed by: Buju Banton featuring Brian & Tony Gold
Produced by: Mikie Bennett Vocal Arrangement: Mikie Bennett Recording Engineers:
Anthony "Backra" Dalhouse & Andre "Ranks" Tyrell Mixed by: Andre "Ranks" Tyrell
Recorded & Mixed at: Penthouse Recording Studios, Kingston, Jamaica Keyboards &
Bass: Leroy "Barbi" Romans Drum Programming: Michael Spence GOOD BODY
Produced by: Bobby "Digital" Dixon Vocal Arrangement: Bobby "Digital" Dixon Music
by: Ho Moody Lyrics: Mark Myrie Recording Engineer: Bobby "Digital" Dixon Asst.
Recording Engineer: Laurel "Peego" Pinnock Mixed by: Bobby "Digital" Dixon
Recorded & Mixed at: Digital B Studios, Kingston, Jamaica Keyboards , Bass & Drum
Programming: Danny Browne Saxophone: Dean Fraser WICKED ACT Performed by:
Buju Banton & Busta Rhyme Produced by: Busta Rhyme Music by: Busta Rhyme Lyrics:
Busta Rhyme & Buju Banton Recording & Mixing Engineer: Kevin "Redlight" Reynolds
Recorded & Mixed at: Chung King Studios, New York, NY Contains sample from:
"Heathen" written by Bob Marley; performed by Bob Marley & The Waiters. Courtesy of
PolyGram Music Publishing Group and Island Records, Inc. Licensed with Permission.
TRIBAL WAR Performed by: Buju Banton featuring Tony Rebel and Terry Ganzie
ProducecF-foyr-Donovan-Germain Music & Lyrics by: Littk^HeyrBuj^u B^en/ Patriek-

Barrett & Terry Ganzie Recording Engineers: Gary Jackson & Anthony "Backra"
Dalhouse Mixed by: Andre "Ranks" Tyrell Recorded & Mixed at: Penthouse Recording
Studios, Kingston, Jamaica Keyboards & Bass: Paul "Wrong Move" Crossdale Drum
Programming: Lowell "Sly" Dunbar Background Vocals: Brian & Tony Gold A LITTLE
MORE TIME Performed by: Buju Banton & Beres Hammond Produced by: Donovan
Germain Vocal Arrangement: Donovan Germain & Beres Hammond Music by: Mafia &
Fluxy Lyrics: Mark Myrie & Beres Hammond Recording Engineers: Andre "Ranks"
Tyrell & Anthony "Backra" Dalhouse Mixed by: Andre "Ranks" Tyrell Recorded & Mixed
at: Penthouse Recordings Studios, Kingston, Jamaica Bassf Drum Programming &
Keyboards: Mafia & Fluxy HIM TAKE OFF Produced by: Steely & Clevie Vocal
Arrangement: Mark Myrie Music by: Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson & Cleveland "Clevie"
Brown Lyrics: Mark Myrie Recording Engineer: Carl Topping Mixed by: Murphy,
Steely & Clevie Recorded & Mixed at: Penthouse Recording Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
All instruments played by: Steely & Clevie WILLY (DON'T BE SILLY) Produced by:
Donovan Germain Vocal Arrangement: Donovan Germain Music by: Lowell "Sly"
Dunbar Lyrics: Mark Myrie Recording Engineers: Andre "Ranks" Tyrell & Anthony
"Backra" Dalhouse Mixed by: Andre "Ranks" Tyrell Recorded & Mixed at: Penthouse
Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica Keyboards: Herbert "Herbie" Harris Drum
Programming: Lowell "Sly" Dunbar Bass: Herbert "Herbie" Harris Guitar: Lloyd "Gitsy"
Willis Background Vocals: 2 Friends Crew GONE A LEAD Produced by: Steely &
Clevie Music by: Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson & Cleveland "Clevie" Brown Lyrics: Mark
Myrie Recording Engineer: Carl Toppin Mixed by: Murphy, Steely & Clevie Recorded
at: Music Lab Studios, Kingston, Jamaica All instruments played by: Steely & Clevie
MAKE MY DAY Produced by: Dave Kelly Vocal Arrangement: Dave Kelly Music by:
Dave Kelly Lyrics: Dave Kelly & Mark Myrie Recording Engineer: Gary Jackson Mixed
by: Dave Kelly Recorded & Mixed at: Penthouse Recording Studios, Kingston, Jamaica

Vocals: 2 Friends Crew OPERATION ARDENT Produced by: Donovan Germain Vocal
Arrangement: Donovan Germain Music by: Donovan Germain, Lowell "Sly" Dunbar &
Danny Browne Lyrics: Mark Myrie Recording & Mixing Engineer: Andre "Ranks" Tyrell
Recorded & Mixed at: Penthouse Recording Studios, Kingston, Jamaica Keyboards:
Paul "Wrong Move" Crossdale Drum Programming: Lowell "Sly" Dunbar Bass: Danny
"Bassy" VIGILANTE Produced by: Donovan Germain Music by: Wycliffe "Steely"
Johnson & Cleveland "Clevie" Brown Lyrics: Mark Myrie All instruments by: Steely &
Clevie DEPORTEES (THINGS CHANGES) [TAN SO BACK HAUL UP MIX] Produced by:
Donovan Germain Vocal Arrangement: Mark Myrie Music by: Donovan Germain &
Dave Kelly Lyrics: Mark Myrie & Von Wayne Charles Recording & Mixing Engineer:
Andre "Ranks" Tyrell Recorded & Mixed at: Penthouse Recordings Studios, Kingston,
Jamaica Keyboards & Bass: Paul "Wrong Move" Crossdale Drum Programming: Dave Kelly

Penthouse Management Reissue supervised by DANA G. SMART

6 Ballater Road Mastered by GAVIN LURSSEN at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA

Kingston 20 Assistant Engineer: JOSHUA FLORIAN

Jamaica Master Tape Research: LILY SALINAS

(876) 968 1222 phone Reissue Production Coordination: MONIQUE McGUFFIN

(876) 960 7966 fax Licensing: ROBIN SCHWARTZ

Reissue Art Direction: VARTAN
Reissue Design: MATHIEU BITTON

Tracks 1-15 were originally released as the Voice of Jamaica album. Mercury 314 518 013, July 20, 1993
Tracks 16 & 17 were originally issued on the promotional-only Mercury single, PRO- 1082, 1993

If you've enjoyed this Buju Banton collection, you'll surely enjoy. . .

'Til Shiloh (Loose Cannon/Island 314 586 854-2) Ultimate Collection (Hip-0 314 541 336-2)

SPECIAL THANKS

First and foremost to God the Father
without whom any of us could be
here. I thank God especially for my
parents who lovingly brought me into
this world and gave me my signature
name which I still wear with pride. I'm
forever "Buju your breadfruit." Also,
much love to the rest of my family. To
my second family the PENTHOUSE
staff and crew and the ever faithful
Captain Donovan Germain. Special
thanks to Dave Kelly, who first showed
friendship and faith in my career.
Wayne Wonder and Terrence, my
bonafide friends. Tony Rebel, my
counsellor, inspirer and big brother.

For SisterAndi and Winsome, Big It Up!

To Beres Hammond for his professional
guidance! Biggy, my fashion designer.

To Donovan Germain, Jr., Lisa Cortes,

Ed Eckstine,- Juanita Stephens, Denise-—
Brown-Noel, Karen Lyles "Keeper of the
Flame," Sonya Johnston, Marva Allen,
Janet Davidson, Jackie Davidson,
Bernadette Williams, Hakim Abdal-
Khallaq, Alii Truch, Larry Stessel,
Wayne Edwards, Mercury, PGD and
everyone internationally who's helped
to broaden my voice. To the sound
systems and reggae DJs who have
continuously supported me.

The struggle continues.

Executive Producers: Donovan Germain & Lisa Cortes
Brian & Tony Gold appear courtesy of Pow Wow Records Inc.
Tony Rebel appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Beres Hammond appears courtesy of Penthouse Records
Wayne Wonder appears courtesy of Penthouse Records
Busta Rhyme appears courtesy of Elektra Entertainment, a
Division of Warner Communications Inc.

Photography: James Manchin
Grooming: Romania Ford
Stylist: Derek Lee
Art Direction: M. Bays
Design: Alii

© 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group 314 586 779-2